Cost of living comparison

Saint Lucia

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 54.2% more expensive than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 95.2% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 20.4% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 35.9% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 89.3% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 71.1% more in Ashgabat

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Ashgabat are more expensive than in Castries. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Ashgabat. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ashgabat.

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Ashgabat vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Castries, you would:

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pay 95.2% more for restaurants

	Castries	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.25 EC$25.00	$31.43 TMT110.31	+239.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$12.86 TMT45.13	+54.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.57 TMT5.52	-19.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.62	$0.86 TMT3.01	-11.8%
Average			+95.2%

Castries vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.4% more for groceries

	Castries	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 EC$5.02	$2.04 TMT7.15	+9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$18.82 TMT66.06	+235.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.75 EC$20.95	$17.09 TMT59.98	+120.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.61 EC$12.47	$6.00 TMT21.06	+30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 EC$11.09	$9.07 TMT31.84	+121.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.89 EC$10.50	$2.30 TMT8.07	-40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.02	$3.84 TMT13.49	+414.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.40 TMT11.94	-8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$6.66 EC$18.00	$1.67 TMT5.87	-74.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 EC$4.17	$1.04 TMT3.64	-32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 EC$2.50	$0.65 TMT2.27	-30.0%
Average			+20.4%

Castries vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

	Castries	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.83 EC$15.75	$1.62 TMT5.69	-72.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.00 TMT35.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+69.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.71 TMT34.10
Average			-35.9%

Castries vs. Ashgabat - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Castries	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.60 EC$131.33	$102.86 TMT361.03	+111.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+209.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.35 EC$933.33	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+189.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.32 EC$254.90	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+363.3%
Average			+214.3%

Castries vs. Ashgabat - Cost of housing

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pay 89.3% less for childcare

	Castries	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$212.76 EC$575.00	$22.86 TMT80.23	-89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07
Average			-89.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$5.71 TMT20.06	+105.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$6.79 TMT23.82	+83.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$25.71 TMT90.26	+178.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.63 EC$112.50	$195.24 TMT685.29	+369.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$8.57 TMT30.09	+54.4%
Average			+137.0%

Castries vs. Ashgabat - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 71.1% more for clothing

	Castries	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.25 EC$225.00	$55.71 TMT195.56	-33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.88 EC$137.50	$114.29 TMT401.14	+124.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$300.00	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+228.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.01 EC$300.00	$192.86 TMT676.93	+73.7%
Average			+71.1%

Castries vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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